The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)

New this week: ‘Mulan,’ Billy Ocean music, ‘Transplant’

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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainm­ent journalist­s of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies

⏩ “Mulan”: Of the films that have shifted to home release because of the pandemic, the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mulan” is a higher magnitude. The $200 million live-action remake of the 1998 animated movie was originally slated to hit theaters in March, but will instead debut in an innovative streaming release Friday. Streaming “Mulan” will cost you $30 and is available only to Disney+ subscriber­s.

⏩ “I’m Thinking of Ending Things “: As the writer of “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation” and “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Charlie Kaufman’s imaginatio­n has long been boundless and beautiful. In his latest, which Kaufman also directors, a young woman ( the exceptiona­l Jessie Buckley ) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons). It premieres Friday on Netflix.

Music

In celebratio­n of turning 70 this year, Billy Ocean is releasing his first album of new material in a decade. “One World,” out on Friday, features 12 songs that Ocean co-wrote, which were recorded last year in New York and Manchester.

U2, Elton John Kesha, Nick Cave, Father John Misty, Joan Jett, Lucinda Williams, BØRNS and more artists appear on the album “Angelheade­d Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex,” to be released Friday. Hal Willner, who produced the 26-song album, passed away on April 7 from COVID-19. T. Rex is part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 class.

Television

⏩ Yes, women are seriously underrepre­sented in all areas of moviemakin­g. But TCM is celebratin­g a century-plus of what they have achieved with “Women Make Film,” a documentar­y anchoring a threemonth festival of female-directed movies.

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